Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-01-06
SHORT MEMORIES.

The Oueer Country which George us.
lied. where No One Could Rene rnltr
Amy thing.
Gcorgic meant to be good boy, but
he very seldom did any thing that he
was told to do. He nearly always for.
got it. Once. when his sister May was
very sick. he was sent after some NELL
cine for her. So he started in n great
hurry: but he met Fred Smith with hs
dog. and Fred coaxed him to 20 and
coast "just once down the long Rot
Hill. Then he forgot all about May and
the medicine until il was quito dark,
and he felt so sorry and ashamed That
he ran home and crcpt up tho back
stairway to bed, hungry and lonely
and cold.
By and by lie fell asleep. and when he
awokc he was in new and strange
place. He found himself in house
which was only partially covered by q
roof. and the rain came in through the
uncovered part and dropped upon his
bed. George sat up and looked around
him. There was fire place in the
room, besides some wood and knd-
lings. which the poor. shivcrn ng
little fellow eyed very wistfnlly.
thinking that some one IN ght
perhaps light fire. 1t was very chilly
and his teeth chattered. There was n
wee old woman si,tin 9 in the chimney
corner, and George spoke to her.
"what Is It that you want, Jimmic"
she said.
"Will you please tell me what your
name is, and where l amp" he asked.
my name-well, really. forget 1t
Just now." she replied. "but you are in
land of short mcmorics-that, ! am
aware off,
"But what shall I call youP" asked
George.
"Oh. call me Mite! That will do as
we'll q, any other name till you forget
IL, Henry"
"My name is George"
els itP We'll. / will try and rcco'lccs
It. .Tom,' you said it was. didn't youP'
mo, didn't!' retorted George.
getting cross with the old lady. for he
thought she meant to tease him.
"Thcrc, thcrc!' cried Mite; ''thc doc
tors said that you must not get excited.
or else that you must, ] forget which.
DO you want any thing to ca,'"
ayes, 1 should like to have some
grucl."
al will make yon some" said she.
81 have a nice fire here, or / should
have. only that seem to have forgotten
to light the kindlings."
"Whilc sho was bustling around. busy
with tho cruel. George lay quite still,
lootlng out where there was no rooi' at
the blue sky, which he could now scc'
for It had ceased raining.
"why don't you have the roof cover
the whole of your houseP" asked George
Of the old lady.
"The rest of the roof is somewhere
around" said she. "l guess the work
men forgot to put II on. Now, here Is
your nice Cruel all ready for you.
"why, It is cold!' exclaimed tho dis
appointed George, who was quite hun
cry.
"Sure enou gh; forgot to boil III
said the old lady. -.
"And / don't see any thing in tho
bowl but watcr!"
"Dcar me! Dear me"' said Mite. %
must have forgotten TO put any mca
in IL"
George now began to cry.
"Don't cry. don't cry. Johnnie" sai'
Mite. 81 will boil n chicken for you b!
and by, II 1 don't forget 1t. Here ar
the doctors coming to see you now, and
you must sit up and talk to them"
Pretty soon two doctors camo In, ant
one of them asked Mite II she fol
better to-day.
"Yes, l think do" said she.
"Did you tako the medicine lortlere'
for your" asked the other doctor.